NOWthat the Irish have brought the crowds back to the Champions Cup, the semi-finals are likely to reach 100,000 for the first time in eight years. The Pied Piper effect provided by Munster and Leinster will almost treble the combined attendance of fewer than 40,000 for last year’s semis at football stadia in England.
Saracens-Wasps in Reading and Leicester- Racing in Nottingham left a serious number of empty seats.
Munster’s presence in Dublin on April 22 for their semi against Saracens ought to guarantee a sell-out at the 50,000 Aviva Stadium. Leinster’s vast travelling ...